Prosperous Tang Blood Blade

Chapter 568
Chapter Twenty Seventy
Hebei civilian husbands who came to apply for the project started construction according to the plan arranged by Chen Ying.All the construction materials were raised on the spot. Originally, Chen Ying just wanted to bluff and fool the past. Anyway, he was just fighting for people's hearts. Food and money for the volunteers.

However, when Chen Ying finished watching the entire Shahe embankment, he broke out in a cold sweat.Since Hebei has been fighting for years, even if Dou Jiande got Mingzhou, it would only take a few months. Therefore, during this period of time, the governments of the counties and prefectures in Hebei could hardly perform their official functions. The entire embankment was repaired spontaneously by the nearby people. The mud embankment, not to mention the flood, even if you stand on the embankment and stamp your feet, the mud on the embankment will fall down.

In the wetlands near Jize, the rainy season usually falls in July and August, that is to say, there are still two or three months. At that time, it is the eve of harvesting the crops. Once the heavy rain pours in, the mud embankment will be like paper.

Therefore, Chen Ying changed his mind.Order civilians to build embankments that can not only moor boats, but also prevent floods and floods.Naturally, the mud embankment cannot be used. One could try to burn limestone and compact it with clay to form a composite soil, but there was no stone nearby that could be fired into limestone. In desperation, Chen Ying had to order the people to erect dozens There is a brick kiln for firing blue bricks, which are specially used for embankment repairs.

In this way, the project volume will increase several times, and the investment will also increase accordingly. The original plan of [-] civilians will be used for construction for three months, but [-] civilians or even more will be needed.

"It's not necessary!" Li Shentong couldn't figure out why Chen Ying was so ungrateful. If this battle was defeated, this embankment could benefit tens of thousands of acres of fertile land near Shahe Bay. However, if it failed, it would all be cheap Dou Jiande is gone.

Chen Ying said indifferently: "Peace Hebei is a matter of the general's duty, but the people's livelihood of this society must also be paid attention to. The court princes are far away in Chang'an, so they must not see it. The king of Huai'an will not and will not see this mud The muddy embankment cannot withstand the impact of the flood when the water rises, right? Once the flood season arrives, tens of thousands of mu of fertile land in Shahe Bay will be flooded, and there will be no crops. Aren’t we going to waste more money and food?”

Li Shentong was not a fool either, he suddenly thought that Chen Ying was reminding him of something dangerous, and suddenly broke into a cold sweat.He is Hebei Daoxingtai Shangshu Zuo Naked, and he can be said to be the head of the hundred officials in Hebei in the future. Once this extremely crude mud embankment breaks, he will bear the responsibility of dereliction of duty.

The people are the most simple. Although they don't understand hydrology and river engineering, they know that the mud embankment will definitely not be able to withstand the impact of the heavy rain. In previous years, there was wasteland around here, but with the establishment of Dou Jiande's capital in Mingzhou, the land here have all been used.They are the ones who will be lost once the storm breaks the dam.

So when Chen Ying proposed to build the river embankment, the Hebei civilian husband who was still hesitant to give his life to the old son of Emperor Li Tang also put aside his grievances, took his own tools, came to the river embankment construction site, and joined the construction army middle.

In just half a day's work, thousands of peasants around have already started working in full swing. They fished out the river sand from the bottom of the river and put it on the embankment to dry. used sand.All the people's husbands are working hard, sweating profusely.

Many elderly clan elders and clan elders are encouraging the children and descendants of their clan.Just like the so-called peasant uprising, the main body is the peasants, but the core often has nothing to do with the peasants.The news that Chen Ying built a river embankment in Shahe Bay spread, and all the Hebei aristocratic families clearly felt a signal.

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In Qinghe Cui's mansion, a scribe over the middle of his age was holding a letter and studying it carefully. "I don't know where the human face is going, but the peach blossoms are still smiling at the spring breeze."The Qinghe Cui family is the head of the "Four Great Families".The Cui family of Qinghe was one of the ministers of the State of Qi in the Spring and Autumn Period. They lived in Qinghe County in the Western Han Dynasty. After the Eastern Han Dynasty, they became a prominent family in Shandong. Among them, Cui Yan once joined Cao Cao's family.In the Western Jin Dynasty, the family status of the gentry was emphasized, and the Cui family was listed as the first-class surname "Cui Lu Wang Xie".

Qinghe Cui's Queen Chang served in the Northern Dynasties. During the Northern Wei Dynasty, it was once called the "Four Great Families" together with Fanyang Lu, Xingyang Zheng, and Taiyuan Wang. These four big families are official evaluations~~ Among them, Situ, the founding father of the Northern Wei Dynasty Cui Hao pushed the Qinghe Cui family to the first peak.The Cui family was still prominent in the Tang Dynasty, and 23 of them were prime ministers.Tang officials revised the "Clan Chronicles" and listed the Cui family as the first. When Tang Wenzong learned about it, he was furious and said: "The Cui family has long since declined. There are no prominent officials and no talents. Why is it listed as the first? Is it Li's family?" As the son of heaven, is it not as good as the Cui family?" It was ordered that the Li family be the first, the Queen's patriarch Sun's second, and the Cui family third.Even so, the Cui family is still a noble family.Du Fu's mother is the Cui family of Qinghe.

The Cui family of Qinghe, virtuous and virtuous come forth in large numbers, with brilliant achievements and brilliant writers.

This scribe is none other than Cui Tong from the Cui family.

Cui Tong put down the secret letter, because he just found out that Chen Ying recruited peasants to repair the embankment of the Shahe River when Mingzhou had not been defeated. Tens of thousands of acres of fertile land around the bay were flooded, which would definitely cause the destruction of countless families and the separation of wives and children.

It can be said that this does not have any deep meaning.

But Cui Tong didn't think so. He firmly believed that Chen Ying must have the confidence to solve Dou Jiande and recover Hebei before the autumn harvest.

Dou Jiande will be defeated.

Cui Tong had no doubts about this matter.

When Dou Jiande was in Xingyang, he robbed the Zheng family in Xingyang. This account has not been settled with Dou Jiande. Of course, this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is the confidence and strength of both parties. Dou Jiande has no big family and powerful family behind him. , so his army is like the overlord of Chu at the time. Although he can defeat Liu Bang several times, he does not have a stable rear.

Once Dou Jiande shows signs of defeat, it is the time for Dou Jiande to be defeated and die.

However, what Cui Tong didn't expect was that Dou Jiande obviously didn't show any signs of failure.

Seeing Cui Tong heaving and sighing, his son Cui Yifang bowed and said, "Father, what are you worrying about?"

Cui Tong let out a long sigh, handed the secret letter in his hand to Cui Yifang and said, "I can't figure it out for my father!"

Cui Yifang looked at it for a long time, and said confidently: "Father, if my child is right, this General Chen must have a way to defeat the enemy?"

Cui Tong asked: "Can you guess how he can defeat the enemy?"

Cui Yifang thought to himself, it must be his father who tested him, so he wanted to show off.Cui Yifang coughed and said, "Father, this one, General Chen, was born in Wuchuan Marquis Mo Chen Clan, his family is Sikong Marquis Mo Chen Chong, one of the Eight Pillar Kingdoms of the Western Wei Dynasty. The descendants of each generation are all famous generals, General Chen was born in a famous family, and his family has a long history, absolutely comparable to Dou Jiande!"

From Chen Ying's background, Cui Yifang talked about Chen Ying's several victories, and then told Cui Tong flatly that Chen Ying would surely win.

Cui Tong actually felt the same way.

Cui Tong nodded and said: "It seems that our Qinghe Cui family needs to make a statement, Yifang, my son, you can go to Mingzhou on behalf of your father, bring your father's autograph letter, and also our Qinghe Cui family's goodwill !"

Cui Yifang said happily: "The child will definitely live up to the expectations of his father!"

If Chen Ying wants to win the hearts of the people in Hebei, it is not enough to just buy the people of Hebei, because the news spread in this era is too slow and too narrow, and it is most necessary to spread the name of celebrities at this time.The Hebei family is an unavoidable hurdle.Although Chen Ying doesn't like to associate with the children of the family, but at this time, he must also be hypocritical and snake with them.

Chen Ying, who was in Shahewan, Mingzhou, never thought that Cui Tong misunderstood his original unintentional act.

However, the Cui family itself is the head of the Hebei family and the weather vane of the Hebei family. The Cui family sent a young and outstanding son Cui Yi to express the Cui family's goodwill to Chen Ying. This in itself is a powerful political signal.

Cui is optimistic about Chen Ying.

Other major tycoons and aristocratic families also sent young heroes or key members of their families to Shahewan.

Shahewan, which was originally unknown, became a place of pilgrimage almost overnight.The children of the aristocratic families from all over the country either took boats or cars, and headed towards Shahe Bay one after another.

At the same time, the Beiwei army in Mingzhou City also received Chen Ying's order to make waves.

(End of this chapter)